by Site Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | News
Parent who fell ill at graduation tests positive for virus. BOSTON (AP) — Officials say a parent who attended an outdoor high school graduation in Massachusetts over the weekend tested positive for the coronavirus after falling ill at the event. Quincy officials say...
by Lisa Azizian | Jul 27, 2020 | The South Shore's Morning News
From walking to golfing, parenting to banking, we cover a lot of ground on Thursdays! At 6:56 a.m. today we’ll go on our weekly Walk of the Week with John Galluzzo! Take a listen to the walk’s John’s taken when you visit his podcast here. ...
by Lisa Azizian | Jul 27, 2020 | The South Shore's Morning News
Welcome to Friday, people. July is ending and August is beginning. And Name That Tune on Fridays at 7:11 a.m. continues with maestro Steven Karidoyanes from the Plymouth Philharmonic curating his list each and every Friday. Can you name that tune? You’ll want...
by Bobbi Clark | Jul 27, 2020 | News
In Plymouth, town meeting and how it will be conducted is a controversial subject. Town Moderator Steven Triffletti insists that town meeting, now scheduled for August 10th, must be a virtual one. But Selectman Betty Cavacco is hearing that some town meeting members...
by Lenny Rowe | Jul 27, 2020 | News
In Norwell, roughly 250 voters gathered at the field outside the Middle School for the Special and Annual Town Meeting. Town officials took note of town meetings held in Hingham, Scituate, and other surrounding towns and worked out a plan to ensure social distancing....
by Lenny Rowe | Jul 27, 2020 | News
Hundreds of people gathered along Route 139 in Marshfield for rallies in support of Back the Blue and Black Lives Matter. Roughly 500 people took part in the Back the Blue rally, which was organized by Marshfield resident Ashleigh MacKinnon. She wanted to hold the...
by Lenny Rowe | Jul 27, 2020 | News
With some modifications due to COVID-19, the Annual Blessing of the Fleet took place at the Marshfield Town Pier. Father Mark Derrane from Our Lady of the Assumption Parish officiated the Blessing, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported it was Reverend...
by Christine James | Jul 24, 2020 | News
A Special Election is coming up in Kingston on August first to fill an open seat on the board of selectmen, after Tammy Murray stepped down before the end of her term. Sheila Vaughn is one of two candidates, Peter Boncek is the other one. WATD’s Christine James...
by David Cedrone | Jul 24, 2020 | News
2020 has been a year not many will forget especially high school students that are graduating. WATDs David Cedrone has the story: Senior year for high school students is supposed to be a special time, parties, hanging out with friends you may not see for a long...
by Christine James | Jul 24, 2020 | News
A well known name in Kingston politics in making a run for office. Peter Boncek has been very vocal on where he stands on any town issues, and he says if he wins the Kingston’s Special Election seat for Selectman, that will continue. Boncek spoke with...